Inside the Test Kitchen

Today: SALT. No, this isn’t about Angelina Jolie. We’re talking about the magic ingredient in nearly every dish we make in the test kitchen. Salt is our workhorse so it has to be good, and we reach for one specific brand every day: Diamond Crystal kosher salt. We go through enough that we buy it regularly by the 3-lb box. Diamond Crystal, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways:

TASTE. With its clean, pure flavor, Diamond Crystal tastes like salt, and just salt–no chemicals or iodine.